Patronise

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of patronize. UK, alt-of, nonstandard

    ""A chearful glaſs, then," ſaid Sir Sedley, "you think horridly intolerable?" […] "Well, the glaſs is not what I patroniſe," ſaid Sir Theophilus; "it hips me ſo conſumedly the next day; no, I can't patroniſe the glaſs." / "Not patroniſe wine?" cried Lord Newford; "O hang it! O curſe it! that's too bad, Offy![…]""

  2. 2
    be a regular customer or client of wordnet
  3. 3
    treat condescendingly wordnet
  4. 4
    assume sponsorship of wordnet
  5. 5
    do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
buy atcondescendfrequentkeep goingpatronagepatronize

Example

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""A chearful glaſs, then," ſaid Sir Sedley, "you think horridly intolerable?" […] "Well, the glaſs is not what I patroniſe," ſaid Sir Theophilus; "it hips me ſo conſumedly the next day; no, I can't patroniſe the glaſs." / "Not patroniſe wine?" cried Lord Newford; "O hang it! O curſe it! that's too bad, Offy![…]""

Etymology

From patron + -ise.

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